Advisory groups
WhitworthKee convenes advisory groups composed of nationally recognized experts, industry leaders, researchers, and practitioners to provide strategic insight across critical sectors that shape economic growth and public policy. These advisory groups serve as collaborative forums where leaders share expertise, identify emerging trends, and inform innovative solutions to complex challenges facing governments, institutions, and industries.
Through these advisory groups, WhitworthKee integrates real-world sector intelligence with its core capabilities in research, evaluation, data analysis, and strategic advisory services. The groups help ensure that WhitworthKee’s work reflects current industry needs, evidence-based practices, and forward-looking strategies that strengthen programs, policies, and investments.
By bringing together a range of perspectives across sectors, WhitworthKee advisory groups support informed decision-making and help clients design initiatives that drive measurable outcomes and scalable impact.
Workforce development advisory group
The Workforce Development Advisory Group convenes national experts, employers, educators, policymakers, and workforce practitioners to strengthen alignment between education, training, and labor market demand. Guided by WhitworthKee’s expertise in research, evaluation, and strategic advisory services, the group provides insight into workforce policy, credential transparency, skills development, and career pathway design. The advisory group supports organizations and public agencies in translating workforce data into actionable strategies that expand opportunity, strengthen talent pipelines, and advance evidence-based workforce programs.
Food and agriculture advisory group
The Food and Agriculture Advisory Group brings together leaders from agricultural research, food systems, industry, and economic development to guide strategies that strengthen agricultural innovation and sustainability. Leveraging WhitworthKee’s expertise in policy analysis, program evaluation, and sector research, the group informs evidence-based approaches that translate research investments into real-world impact. The advisory group provides insight on agricultural technology, rural economic development, workforce pathways, and food supply resilience.
Energy and utilities advisory group
The Energy and Utilities Advisory Group brings together leaders from the energy sector, public utilities, infrastructure providers, regulatory agencies, and industry to provide strategic guidance on the modernization, resilience, and performance of energy and utility systems. Leveraging WhitworthKee’s expertise in research, evaluation, data analysis, and strategic advisory services, the group informs evidence-based approaches to infrastructure investment, regulatory compliance, sustainability policy, and service delivery across energy and utility sectors. Members provide insight on energy transition, grid modernization, infrastructure financing, climate resilience, workforce development, and the integration of advanced data systems to improve operational efficiency and decision-making. The advisory group supports WhitworthKee’s efforts to assist federal, state, and local agencies, as well as industry partners, in designing and implementing initiatives that strengthen infrastructure systems, enhance service reliability, and ensure sustainable and equal access to essential services.
Technology and data systems advisory group
The Technology and Data Systems Advisory Group brings together experts in data governance, digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and information systems to guide the effective use of technology and data. The group supports WhitworthKee’s work in research, evaluation, and performance measurement by identifying tools, standards, and analytical approaches that improve decision-making. It advances data transparency, system modernization, and the integration of technology into policy and program design.